Oiling device



June 29,1926. 1,590,418

' B. F. CAMPBELL CILING DEVICE Filed August 16, 1920 J0 T 5 i xii JPatented June 29, 1926. I

UNITED SiATES PATENT;

. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CAMTQPBELL, F (JAM? BALDY, fii3LIFOBHM..

Application one August is. 192s. serial 1%. teases.

. to the feet that they wear and burn out rapidly under severe servicesuch as they are subjected to on mountain roads. They are lubricated bythe splash from the fly wheel, this splash lubrication not only tendingto prevent wear throughthe lubricating qualities of the oil, but alsotending to pre vent the bands from burning out due to becomingoverheated. It is a well known fact, however, that in. the standard formof Ford car the lubrication is insuliicient to prevent burnouts wherethe car is given severe service. This burning out of the bends isprevented by my device which supplies a copious lubrication thereto,cooling the bands as well as lubricating them so that made evident thelife thereof is very greatly prolonged.

'Further objhects and advantages will be ereinefter.

In the drawing which is for illustrative purposes only,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of in device as applied tothe standard Model T Ford automobile.

Fig. 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of/the oil distributor.

Fig. 3 is a section on a plane represented by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. v

Fig. dis a partial side elevation of the oil deflector.

Fig. 5'is en enlarged section on a plane re resented b the line 5-5 ofFig. 1.

n-these rawings'thefiy wheel 11 is i shown inside a casing 12, the bands13 being shown adjacent thertoj Access to the inside of the casing 12 isthrough a handhole in the top of t e casing 12 closed by a cover 14.

In the operation of the standard Ford car, the fly wheel 11 throws nooil from a. body of oil 15 in the bottom of the casing 12, this oilbeing splashed up against the top of the casin and some of it beingthrown on. the ban 5 12. This lubrication of the bands 12 is, however,rather accidental, somewhat uncertain especially when the oil is partlyexhausted, and I provide means for collecting the splash from the iiywheel 11 and directing it on the 13.

This means consists of the oil deflector which is formed of a. sheet of,metal'hav ing a depressed portion 21 formed. thereon, a iiat surface 22here left therearound.

The deflector is clamps in place under the cover 14, suitable gasketsbeing provided between the cover 14: and the fist portion. 22

and between the fiat portionfZiZ and the ordinary bearing surface on theoutside of the. casing 12 against which the cover 14 is ordinarilyseated. The depressed portion 21 projects through the opening into thecasing 12, theupper edge 2% themot be ing adjacent to the flywheel 11.wheel turns in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 2 and. the edge25 of the de l grossed portion 21 is cut away shown in that gure so thatthe oil from the flywheel can enter the depressed portion as shown inFig. 5. This oil then runs down between the cover 14 and the depressedportion 21 being thrown through a hole on top of the bands 13. A smallhole 31 is provided throu h which an operating lever and at tached vicemay be readily inserted on the standperts 32 may also be oiled. Theole-- ard Model T Ford by simply removing the cover 14; and providing anextra gasket for clamping the ortion 2.52 in place, the stand ard boltsen bolt holes beinir used, the portion 22 being provided witn holes 35for this purpose.

The method of operation is as follows:

The flywheel 11 turning in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5 throwsoil up against the top of the case 12, a'portion of this oil beingcaught by the edge 25 end deflected into the 5 one between the depressedportion 21 and t e cover 142. This oil runs down inside the space and isthrown out on the toplof the bends 13%"v which it lubricetes and coo s.

I have found that by the use oi? my in vention that it is almostimpossible to overheat the bands sufiicientl to burn them out by anyordinary use of t. ese bends even. on

top with a hand hole therein, a. cover se- P cured to said case andcovering said hand hole, a flywheel inside said case below the upperportion thereof said case being so formed as 'to deliver any oil thereinto the formed as to deliver any oil therein to the lower portion of saidflywheel, a series of friction bands adjacent to said flywheel and belowsaid hand hole, a plate secured between said cover and said case, andmeans formed on said plate for delivering on to the top of said bands aportion of the oil raised by said flywheel.

3. In an internal combustion engine the combination of a casing havingan inclined top with a hand hole therein, a cover secured to said caseand covering said hand hole, a flywheel inside said case below the upperportion thereof, said case being so formed as to deliver any oil thereinto the lower portion of said flywheel, a series of friction bandsadjacent to said flywheel and below said hand hole, a plate securedbetween said cover and said case, a" depressed portion formedon saidplate and extending through said hand hole into said casing, means onsaid depressed portion for collecting a portion of the oil raised by therotation of said flywheel, and means for delivering said portion 9t saidoil on top of said bands. I

4. In an internal combustion engine the COIIlbilmt-iOIl of a casinghaving an inclined top with a hand hole therein, a cover secured. tosaid case and covering said hand hole, a flywheel inside said case belowthe upper portion thereof, said case being so formed as to deliver anyoil therein to the lower portion of said flywheel, a series of frictionbands adjacent to said flywheel and below said hand hole, a platesecured between said cover and said case, a depressed portion formed onsaid plate and extending through said hand hole into said casing, a lipformed on said depressed portion and located adjacent to said flywheelfor 001- ler-ting a portion of the oil raised by the rotation of saidflywheel, and means for delivering said portion of said oil on top ofsaid bands.

5. In combination with a housing con taining a fly wheel andtransmission mechanism, a pan located in the upper portion of thehousing above the transmission mecha nism and adjacent to the upperportion of the fly wheel and adapted to receive oil:

splashed from the fly wheel, said pan being apertured to allow oil topass therefrom to the transmission mechanism.

6. In combination with a housing containing a fly wheel and transmissionmechanism, a pan located in the upper portion of the housing above thetransmission mechanism and adjacent to the upper portion of the flywheel and adapted to receive oil BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CAMPBELE

